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3232SECTION27 intervenes in Aventis v Cipla on behalf of TAChttp://section27.org.za/2012/05/issues-involved-in-the-case-of-aventis-pharma-v-cipla/
Fri, 04 May 2012 09:38:12 +0000http://section27.org.za_old.dedi47.cpt1.host-h.net/?p=4591High Court rules in favour of the Medicines Control Council, and reprimands the State Attorneyhttp://section27.org.za/2012/04/high-court-rules-in-favour-of-the-medicines-control-council-and-reprimands-the-state-attorney/
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:26:08 +0000http://section27.org.za_old.dedi47.cpt1.host-h.net/?p=4575High Court rules in favour of the Medicines Control Councilhttp://section27.org.za/2011/11/high-court-rules-in-favour-of-the-medicines-control-council/
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:11:50 +0000http://section27.org.za_old/?p=4224
On 15 November 2011 the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of the Medicines Control Council (MCC) and others in a matter concerning Adcock Ingram’s resistance to the MCC’s decision to cancel the registration of drugs containing dextropropoxyphene (DPP). The MCC made the decision in April 2011 after coming to the conclusion that the drugs pose a danger to the public. Previously the state attorney, purporting to act on behalf of the MCC and others, entered into a settlement with Adcock Ingram that allowed the company to continue selling the drugs. This settlement was made an order of court. On 15 November 2011 the court set aside the settlement.
The case is important because it has resulted in the removal of products from the market that the MCC and other stringent drug regulatory authorities have deemed unsafe. Importantly, it reaffirms the MCC’s statutory and constitutional duties to protect public health by ensuring that medicines are safe and basing its decisions on the available evidence. The judgment rightly places the health and safety of the public over profits of the pharmaceutical company. company.
]]>Draft Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Billhttp://section27.org.za/2008/05/draft-medicines-and-related-substances-amendment-bill/
Fri, 16 May 2008 11:59:30 +0000http://www.section27.org/?p=1065Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill, 2008http://section27.org.za/2008/05/medicines-and-related-substances-bill-2007-joint-tac-alp/
Fri, 16 May 2008 11:57:46 +0000http://www.section27.org/?p=1062